Which statement accurately describes samuel gompers?
a. he was the founder of the american federation of labor who stayed out of politics to avoid dividing the labor movement.
b. he was a member of the socialist party who believed that the government should control major industries.
c. he was the leader of an anarchist labor union that wanted to overthrow the u. s. government.
d. he was president of the industrial workers of the world who led a strike against textile mills in lawrence, massachusetts.