Santa Ana - A prominent civil rights group is demanding an apology from a Republican official who sent out an email picturing President Barack Obama's face on the body of a baby chimpanzee.
In a statement on Monday, the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People called on Marilyn Davenport to resign from the Orange County Republican Central Committee.
Several other black leaders were also holding a news conference to demand Davenport be thrown off the committee.
The message shows an image, posed like a family portrait, of chimpanzee parents and child, with Obama's face superimposed on the young chimp.
Davenport's number rang busy on Monday. She has sent friends and supporters an email saying she won't resign. - Sapa-AP