A Department of Justice report that tackled racist email exchanges between members of the Ferguson, Missouri police and local court officials, led to the resignation of two police officers and the sacking of a court clerk.

But it remains unclear if the three employees were either senders or recipients of the racist emails.    

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Officers Capt. Rick Henke and Sgt. William Mudd quit on Thursday, while Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty was fired the day before over racist emails, such as one that described U.S. Barack Obama a chimpanzee.

Detailed examples of the emails included one dated October 2011 wherein a photo of bare-chested group of dancing women was attached.  The photo had a caption that said:  ""Michelle Obama's High School Reunion." 

Another email sent out on March 2010 apparently mocked African Americans through speech.  A line from that email that talked about child support read:  "I be so glad that dis be my last child support payment! Month after month, year after year, all dose payments!"

An email dated April 2011 described President Barack Obama as a chimpanzee.

Apart from the resignations of Henke and Mudd and the firing of Twitty, critics have also called on Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson to resign. 

At the same time, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said the city is going to do all possible measures to hold people accountable.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday said, his office will make sure Ferguson will undergo a major overhaul, including coming up with a new structure for the police force and at the most dismantling Ferguson police to address reports of inappropriate treatment for African Americans.

"If that's what's necessary then we are prepared to do that." Holder said.

Earlier this week, the Justice Department said, former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson won't be criminally charged in connection to the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown.  The teen's death sparked outrage and violent protests in the town outside St. Louis as well as triggering the nation to take a second look into law enforcement's treatment to minority communities. 

The decision said Wilson, who is white, acted in self-defense, and that Brown appeared to have posed a physical threat against Wilson. 

Ferguson town has a population of 21,000 -- where 67 percent are African-American.

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