Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for California Republican Marilyn Davenport to resign after she forwarded an email in which Pres. Barack Obama’s face is superimposed on a chimp’s.

The famous Brooklyn minister exclusively told RadarOnline he was disturbed by the Orange County state rep’s lack of respect for the highest seat of government occupied for the first time in history by a black president.

It's the outrageous photo that's fueling a firestorm, yet the California politician behind it is offering only a lukewarm apology!

Republican Marilyn Davenport, a top ranking GOP official who represents Orange County in California's State Assembly, e-mailed a shocking picture of three chimpanzees with President Barack Obama's face superimposed on one of them. The caption: "Now you know why no birth certificate!"

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